Hi All, so I thought I would post up a bit of my history with mirtazapine... back in august I sufferers my first episode of MDD with a tad of severe anxiety for pudding! Got referred to mental health team and after trying various drugs (sertraline, hydroxyzine, citalopram, pregabalin, oxazepam, diazepam, promethazine,quetiapine, gaba supplement, and pro-gaba(crosses blood brain barrier) one drug that has remained consistent until Poop - out is mirtazapinez
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15 mg a I remember feeling like I got hit by a train for weeks, that settled really quickly and it quickly kicked the depression out but unfortunately left me with anxiety. So we upped to
30 mg - no tiredness, no increase in side effects just kicked the anxiety slightly but unfortunately this one pooped out and the depression creeped back in so it's time for 45mg
45 mg - other than bong a bit tired in the mornings there has been hardly any increase in side effects no increase in appetite and I can take it in the evening and even stay awake and drive if need be!
Just for people who worry about side effects what I can say is I have actually lost weight on this drug a 2 1/2 stone to be precise, I have no increase in appetite ( for a while I did crave alcohol which was crazy!) but I just wanted to say that mirt sometimes gets some bad press but actually it has a lesser side effect profile than all meds I've touched and it does a quick job at kickin depression in to shape... anxiety well it takes a little longer!
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